Given name
Wynonna
“firstborn daughter”
Wynonna is a variant of Winona. One Native American interpretation is “firstborn daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wynonna is a variant of Winona. One Native American interpretation is “firstborn daughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wynonna is a variant of Winona. An origin associated with Winona is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wynonna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 532
- 0 boys · 532 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 63
- #2,750 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +120%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 63 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,750 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 120.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 256 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wynonna’s family of names
Wynonna has a related form in Winona.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Wynonna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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